Um Braco

Um Brac,o

Disquieting news from England that George V's lungs were again slightly ailing caused Edward of Wales and Prince George to advance fortnight ago the date of their departure from Brazil. But last week George V told his sons by radio-phone to stay on, said his condition was not serious, indeed that he was almost well.

Reassured, T. R. H. plunged again into a round of sports, balls, nightclubbing and worse. By "worse" is meant the escapade of Prince George. Having bathed at Copacabana Beach last week he walked out of the water, removed the upper half of his suit, lay down Gandhi-like on the sand for a tan.

Agitated Brazilian police gathered at a respectful distance, but by this time Prince George was dozing. Did he or did he not know there was a law against taking off one's top on that beach?

A grinning crowd gathered. Prince George, mistaking the crowd for a normal one, sat up with his usual cheery smile, soon bethought him of his top, put it on without anyone's having mentioned it to him.

Satisfied, relieved, the police moved on. But next day Rio editors burst out in a tirade against the law, called it silly, praised the Prince.

Pleased at having made a hole-in-one on the golf course at Santos, Edward of Wales finally sailed for home last week with Prince George on the Royal Mail ship Arlanza. "He is," agreed Brazilian editors, "um brac,o--a jolly good fellow."

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